ECHA adopts substance evaluation plan for 2014–16

11:16 AM MDT | March 26, 2014 | Michael Ravenscroft

The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA; Helsinki) says it has adopted the final community rolling action plan (Corap) for 2014–16. The update contains 120 substances that will be reviewed by 21 EU member states under the substance evaluation process of the European Union’s Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation, and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH) regulations. The substances are distributed for evaluation in 2014–16 among 21 member states; 51 substances are to be evaluated in 2014 by 20 member states. The aim is to evaluate at least 48 and 21...